Attachable neckties



Jan. 5, 1960 H. J. STEWART 2,919,444

ATTACHABLE NECKTIES Filed May 29, 1958 HAROLD JOHN SFjNART @Zvq @w ATTORNEYS INVENTOR- 2,919,444 Patented Jan. 5, 1%60 ATTACHABLE NECKTES Harold John Stewart, Keinpsey, New South Wales,

Austraiia Application May 29, 1958, Serial No. 738,743

Claims priority, application Australia May 30, 1957 1 Claim. (Ci. 2-450) This invention relates to attachable neckties and refers particularly to those of the broad end types.

The invention has been devised to provide an attachable necktie of neat form which can be readily manufactured and employs a minimum of material, and can be quickly fitted in place and as readily removed, and when in piace remains secure and is not likely to become loose or detached. This necktie can be adjusted as to the tightness of its fitting to a shirt collar to suit the comfort of the wearer and furthermore it closely resembles the normal form of double ended or broad end necl' ties when in place, and no clips or fastening devices are discernible. Other advantages will be apparent from the following description.

According to this invention, the attachable necktie con sists of a knot element of any suitable material shaped outwardly in conformity to a knot of a necktie and covered about its outside with the material of which the tie portion is composed, and having a broadened or other suitable shaping of tie portion depending therefrom, said knot element containing a cavity in its back in which is housed a pivotal clamp tongue so arranged that the free end of an attaching cord connected at one end to said knot element, and adapted to encircle the wearers neck within the folds of a collar or the like, is jammed and locked against movement after the said necktie has been located in place, exerting tension on the free end of the said cord when said clamp tongue is swung to one side, and release effected by slight side pressure exerted to swing the said clamp tongue from its engaging position.

The clamp tongue may be of channelled form so that the free end of the attaching cord passes through such channel and it is pivoted towards one side of the cavity in the knot element, so that it extends from near the top to about half way between the centre and the bottom of the cavity, and located on the side opposite that to which the fixed end of the cord is attached. The lower end of the clamp tongue may be tapered in wedge-like .or other suitable manner to form a clamping end to grip the free end of the cord between it and the other side .of the cavity and so locking the said cord against sliding movement.

In some cases a contact stud or projection may be :arranged in the knot cavity opposite the engaging end of the clamp tongue so as to form an abutment co-acting -with said end on which the cord end is gripped, or that -,side of the cavity may be shaped to provide a formation "of suitable shaping to co-act with the said clamp tongue.

In order to describe the invention more fully refer- .ence will now be made to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a front elevation of portion of a shirt showting the attachable necktie in place.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the attachable necktie Z-by itself, and

Figure 3 is a similar view of the back or reverse side, while Figure 4 is a rear elevation of the knot element to show the operation of the clamp tongue.

The knot element generally indicated by the reference 5 may be of wood, plastic, sheet metal or other suitable material shaped in knot manner with its top edge 6 concaved across to fit within the front of a shirt collar such as that shown at 7 in Figure 1. The cavity 8 in the back of said knot element 5 may have a comparatively flat face with the sides tapering in conformity with the exterior edges of the said element, and there is a recess 9 (later referred to) in one side. Said knot element 5 is covered with the tie material about the front and sides and the cavity 8 may be also covered. The tie portion It in this example of broad end form and in a single piece is shaped to resemble a finished tie and its top end secured under the covering of the knot element 5, or it may be formed integral with the material of said knot element according to the individual desires of the manufacturer.

The clamp tonuge ii in this example is of sheet metal bent into a Ushaping with a channel 12 extending therealong and tapering along its sides from the top end to the lower end in wedge-like manner, and one side forming the back is extended out beyond the other side and said tongue i1 is pivoted through the back wall near the bottom end by a headed pin 13 alfixed to the knot element 5. In this construction the clamp tongue is located on its side in the knot cavity with the back adjacent one side of the said cavity 8 while the open channel 12 faces towards the opposite side. The bottom end of the clamp tongue 11 may be curved in at its sides to present a blunt abutment or gripping tip 14 which engages the attaching cord 15, between it and the opposite side of the cavity 8. Said clamp tongue 11 may be so mounted that it is caused to contact the free end of the cord 15 at an angle of from 40 to 45 degrees.

The attaching cord 15 is secured at one end within the recess h opposite the clamp tongue 11 and the free portion fitted through the channel 12 and after encircling the neck may hang down behind the tie portion lti out of sight, or may be threaded through a keeper loop 18 at the back of the tie as shown in Figure 3.

In use the attaching cord 15 is passed about the neck within the fold of collar '7 and the free end led through the channel 12 of clamp tongue 11, and over its clamping tip 14, and the knot element positioned between the collar eaks to adjust the necktie in place. The said cord 15 is drawn to a desired tightness and the clamp tongue 11 is then swung to one side by a finger inserted in the cavity d at the back to contact the cord 15 with its clamping tip 14 and thereby jams said cord 15 between said tip 14 and the opposite side of the cavity 8 or upon the end of the attaching cord 15 affixed in the recess 9 and forms an effective clamp to retain the cord against sliding movement, and thereby keeping the necktie in place in a comfortable manner. Any tendency of back movement of said cord 15 intensifies the jamming effect.

To release the cord 15 and remove the necktie a slight side pressure is exerted on the clamp tongue 11 with a finger to swing it to one side and so free its engagement.

The cord 15 may be retained in a looped form so that it can he slipped over the head to fit the necktie in place and need not be drawn away from the clamp tongue 11, winch may be positioned so that the said cord can slide in adjusting movement in the channel 12.

I claim:

An attachable necktie comprising a transversely curved plate tapering downwardly and having flanges extending rearwardly and inwardly from the tapering edges thereof to form first and second U-shaped recesses with said plate,

a pin secured perpendicularly to the rear face of said plate and extending between said first and second recesses but more adjacent said first recess, a U-shaped clamping element disposed upright and pivotally mounted near one of its ends about said pin with both legs thereof extending parallel to said rear face and spaced apart at a distance substantially equal to the Width of said first recess, said pin extending through the leg of said element adjacent said rear face and terminating at the opposite side therefrom, and a flexible cord having one end portion engaged in said first recess and the other end portion engaged in said U-shaped clamping element, whereby pivoting of said element to bring the end thereof near said pin closer to said first recess serves to clamp said end portions between said element and said first recess.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 437,579 Dale Sept. 30, 1890 1,319,587 Johnson Oct. 21, 1919 1,349,486 Bakerman Aug. 10, 1920 1,396,240 Bakerman Nov. 8, 1921 2,244,692 Hall June 10, 1941 

